Stevie Wonder Live


Stevie Wonder Live is a 1970 live album by American musician Stevie Wonder on the Tamla label. The second live collection by the singer-songwriter, it was released during the crossroads of Wonder's career as he was preparing to negotiate a new contract with Motown that gave him artistic control over his work.
The M.C. heard on the recording is veteran Detroit DJ Scott Regen, who can also be heard on the 1966 albums Temptations Live! and Four Tops Live!.
At 60:37 long, this was a remarkably long running time for a single LP, especially for 1970 when albums typically ran for 35–40 minutes.

Track listing

  1. "Intro/For Once in My Life/Pretty World" – 3:39
  2. "Sunny" – 2:41
  3. "Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet (A Time for Us)" – 3:10
  4. "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" – 5:47
  5. "Everybody's Talkin'" – 2:49
  6. "My Cherie Amour" – 2:55
  7. "Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday" – 2:43
  8. "I've Gotta Be Me/Once in a Lifetime" – 5:50
  9. "A Place in the Sun" – 2:20
  10. "Down to Earth" – 2:24
  11. "Blowin' in the Wind" – 6:39
  12. "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" – 4:00
  13. "Ca' Purange" – 6:45
  14. "Alfie" – 5:25
  15. "For Once in My Life/Thank You Love" – 3:30

Personnel

  • Stevie Wonder – vocals; clavinet on "Shoo-Be-Doo-Bee-Doo-Da-Day"; Italian vocals on "A Place in the Sun"; drum solo on "Ca' Purange"
  • Scott Regen – M.C.

Reception

AllMusic said the album is "an important document of an artist in transition, performing as an interpreter rather than the songwriting genius that would eventually blossom with material like 'Superwoman', 'Superstition', and revolutionary albums such as Songs in the Key of Life".